000			01883cam a22003617i 4500
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008			080227s2007 nyua 000 0 eng d
020			_a0802716350 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780802716354 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)
040			_aCO2 _cCO2 _dBAKER _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBAUN _beng _erda
049			_aBAUN_MERKEZ
050	0	4	_aNC715 _b.S88 2007
100	1		_aSutton, Daud.
245	1	0	_aIslamic design : _ba genius for geometry / _cDaud Sutton.
246	3	0	_aGenius for geometry.
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
264		1	_aNew York : _bWalker and Company, _c2007.
300			_a58 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bstill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aThroughout their long history the craft traditions of the Islamic world evolved a multitude of styles applied to a great variety of media but always with unifying factors that make them instantly recognisable. Harmony is central. There are two key aspects to the visual structure of Islamic design, caligraphy using Arabic script - one of the world's great calligraphic traditions - and abstract ornamentation using a varied but remarkably integrated visual language. This art of pure ornament revolves around two central themes; crystalline geometric patterns, the harmonic and symmetric al subdivision of the plane giving rise to intricately interwoven designs that speak of infinity and the omnipresent center, and idealised plant form, spiraling tendrils, leaves, buds and flowers embodying organic life and rhythm.
520			_aDecorative arts and crafts.
520			_aDesign.
520			_aIslam.
650		0	_aDesign.
650		0	_aIslamic art.
650		0	_aIslamic art and symbolism.
650		0	_aSymbolism in art.
942			_2lcc _cKT
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